Statement by WTO Director-General

“The abrupt termination of the implementation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative is a matter of grave concern. I share UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s deep regret and disappointment. Global food security should not become a casualty of war. Ukraine and the Russian Federation are important suppliers of food, feed, and fertilizer to international markets. People in poor countries struggling with food and energy price inflation stand to be hit hardest by the termination of the initiative: prices for future delivery of wheat and corn are already rising. Therefore, I urge all parties to make every effort to come back to the negotiating table.”

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